Role and Facility Information

Northern Health is seeking an experienced GP-Anesthetist in Fort St. John. Put your enhanced skills training to good use in this varied and diverse practice opportunity!

The selected candidate will work 2 days/week in the OR, plus anesthesia call 1/5 days. Emergency shifts or Primary Care can fill the remaining days.

Fort St John Hospital is a new state of the art 55 bed hospital and 123 bed residential care facility serving a population of approximately 20,000 and is one of two area Emergency Rooms serving a catchment area of approximately 69,000.

The Emergency Room sees 25,000+ visits per year, currently covered by 3 full time General Practitioners with assistance from other General Practitioners in the community.

Fort St. John is the cultural and commercial center of the region, offering a rural lifestyle with modern conveniences such as shopping and entertainment. Recreational opportunities in the area include cross-country skiing, fishing, hockey, boating, hiking, camping, hunting and curling. Fort St. John always has something for you to do whether it's summer or winter! The natural beauty of Fort St. John and the surrounding Peace Valley provides a varied terrain ideal for numerous seasonal outdoor activities. Local airport makes it easy to get away.

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Fort St. John

Fort St. John, known as "The Energetic City" due to its resource base of oil, natural gas, forestry and agriculture, is located on a plateau in the Peace Region of northeastern British Columbia. Being the cultural and commercial centre of the region, Fort St. John offers a rural lifestyle with modern conveniences such as shopping and entertainment. Recreational opportunities in the area include cross-country skiing, fishing, hockey, boating, hiking, camping, hunting and curling.